The CCC was organized by the Boynton Beach Ministerial Alliance in 1987 to serve the needs of the community in a coordinated, compassionate, communicative manner. CCC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for solicitations of charitable contributions. Contributions are tax-deductible according to applicable law.

The Community Caring Center provides:

Emergency Food, Shelter and Financial Assistance to families in crisis – The
program assists families through an emergency by paying a utility bill that is going to be disconnected, or a rent or mortgage payment when a family has received an eviction notice. These funds may be applied for providing that the family has a plan that demonstrates how they will be able to make the utility/rent/mortgage payment the next month. Assistance is available only once a year per household. The Center also provides for an emergency food pantry and monthly access to USDA products for income eligible clients. Funds are also available to provide a one- or two-night stay at a motel for temporary emergency shelter, prescription drug assistance (no pain medication is allowed), or emergency transportation assistance.  

Homeless Outreach Program -  Outreach services are provided to homeless on Monday’s at Grace Community Church’s “Soup Kitchen.” Access program is available to homeless for on-line applications for food stamps, medicaid, & prescription drug assistance. CCC coordinates invitations to various other service providers to provide information regarding medical treatment & access to shelter programs. CCC is a member of Palm Beach County’s Homeless and Housing Alliance.

SHARE (Self Help and Resource Exchange) Food Distribution Program (http://www.shareflorida.org) – Food is purchased at the beginning of each month and is picked up at the end of each month. You may purchase as much food as you wish by providing 2 hours of volunteer time somewhere in the community. This is generally not difficult. You may give time to your local church, school, hospital, library or any other not-for-profit organization; simply provide a kindness to you neighbor by offering some respite service; or by driving someone to the doctors. You get the idea! Volunteer hours are waived during Thanksgiving and Christmas to allow for donations to organizations like ours that help to feed the hungry. We use the SHARE program gifts for our “Holiday Cornucopia Project” (View this photo gallery) each year. You may purchase SHARE packages at our offices;

145 NE 4^th Ave. Mon – Thurs 9 AM to 1 PM

129 E. Ocean Ave. Sat 8 AM – 2 PM during the Green Market season Oct thru April;

You may call us with your order at (561) 364-9501 ext.(s) 21, 22, 25, 24 for
Spanish, or 29 for Creole and then mail in your check;

Or, you may also purchase certificates on-line at SHARE and donate them either
to us or to an individual who can then call or come in to place their order.

Economic Development – CCC’s small business incubator program
encourages entrepreneurship. It’s 5-year plan to establish a cooperative
grocery is a strategy to promote capital investment, increase local employment,
and improve access to affordable and sustainable food centers. The incubator uses
the “Green Market” program as a tool to develop the market concept. The concept is developed in CCC’s “Creating a Healthier Community Initiative.”

(concept paper will be online soon) 

As an inter-faith based organization, CCC is committed to
serving the needs of families in crisis.

Sources of Food

Food drives, provided by local congregations, organizations, and residential communities, help to stock the pantry shelves. Palm Beach County Food Alliance provides perishable food. Meat is delivered once a week. Produce is picked-up weekly by volunteers from various gleaning sites throughout Palm Beach County. USDA products are picked-up from the Daily Bread Food Bank monthly for those who are income-eligible.

                                                        Fundraisers

CCC holds several fundraisers each year to support its programs. 

These include……………….

	“Community Festival of Choirs” held each January  Each year local congregations come together to lift their voice in song to celebrate the importance of community. A free will offering is taken and donated towards the on-going work of the center to help those less fortunate. (View this photo gallery)
	“Harvest of Hearts” a Dinner/ Dance & Silent Auction Gala held each February Mayor Jerry Taylor and his wife Dolores have served as honorary co-chairs of the dinner dance for the last three years. It is a time that CCC recognizes funders and community partnerships. (View this photo gallery)
	“Hunger Walk” An annual walk held in downtown Boynton Beach during lent each year (usually in March) creating awareness that Palm Beach County children are three times the national average to not know where their next meal is coming from. (View this photo gallery)
	“Summer Raffle” Raffle tickets are mailed to CCC supporters in July/August. Items include gift certificates, Dinner/Theater tickets including Fr. Marty’s famous “Italian Dinner,” and golfing foursomes. Contact us if you would like to have your name added to our the mailing list. (View this photo gallery)
	“Pumpkin Patch” – CCC provides an opportunity for local youth groups raise funds needed for their programs and activities for the year. Groups volunteer their time to provide a “pumpkin patch” experience for two weeks. Volunteer hours are totaled and profits are shared based on a percentage of total overall hours. (View this photo gallery)

Volunteer Recognition

Each April, CCC holds a volunteer recognition luncheon. The lunch is prepared by staff to honor the many volunteers who assist CCC in its daily work. Volunteers help with special projects throughout the year, as well as, ongoing activities such as the Faith in Action program, stocking food pantry, and preparing food packages for clients, landscape maintenance, clerical work, preparing snacks for “Healthy Snack Wednesdays,” shopping for produce, or preparing a community garden plot for planting by the kindergarten children in the “5 A Day” classes.